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• Ukraine, Gaza, climate and migration: Geopolitics increasingly on the municipality’s plate News - 24 November 2025

  From cities that sometimes deviate from national foreign policy to the direct influence of geopolitics on local developments, PhD candidate Pieter Jeroense, director of VNG International, examined seventy years of the internationalisation of Dutch municipalities and observed notable trends.

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  Nathalie Brusgaard Assistant professor

  n.o.brusgaard@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276048

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  Martijn Manders Professor by special appointment

  m.r.manders@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 31612504382

• Binge-eating disorders in the Arab world and the Netherlands News - 13 September 2023

  Psychologist Bernou Melisse was shocked at the long waiting lists in the Netherlands for people with binge-eating disorders. The problem was not yet on the map in Saudi Arabia. She therefore decided to study how people suffering from binge eating can be helped better in their own region of the world.…

• Three Leiden students competing in FISU Summer World University Games News - 14 July 2025

  Three student athletes from Leiden University are representing the Netherlands at the FISU Summer World University Games, a kind of Olympic Games for students.

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  Michiel van Groesen Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.van.groesen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272765

• These lunch seminars prepare you for upcoming world events News - 6 September 2023

  Climate and human rights will again become major issues on the world stage by the end of 2023. The new series of lunch seminars by the interdisciplinary research programme Global Transformations and Governance Challenges (GTGC) seamlessly tie into these events. All Leiden researchers and students are…

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  Amadou Adamou PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.amadou@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Babak Rezaeedaryakenari Associate professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  s.rezaeedaryakenari@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009512

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  Raafat Shamieh

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  Liselore Tissen Postdoctoral researcher

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.n.m.tissen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• War in the Middle East: What are the implications? News - 3 March 2026

  The US-Israeli strikes on Iran have been welcomed by critics of the regime but have also prompted intense concern. They’ve triggered a dangerous domino effect across the region and beyond. Leiden experts share their insights on the potential consequences.

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  Ionica Smeets Professor

  i.smeets@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271119

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  Anna-Alexandra Marhold Assistant Professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  a.a.marhold@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273350

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  Henric Jansen PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  h.r.j.jansen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271741

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  Ralph Kijk in de Vegte Staff member Servicedesk HR

  ASSC

  r.kijk.in.de.vegte@assc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• ‘It’s a great motivator if your research can be life-changing in the real world’ News - 21 January 2025

  Our university labs are bursting with cutting-edge research, but how do you commercialise these inventions and discoveries or translate them into outcomes that benefit society? Professor of biological chemistry Nathaniel Martin started a spin-off company with his team. ‘When it comes to valorisation…

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  Corinne Hofman Professor of Caribbean Archaeology

  c.l.hofman@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272449

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  Caroline Waerzeggers Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  c.waerzeggers@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 0715272033

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  Szilvia Biro Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  sbiro@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274815

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  Susanna de Beer Senior University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.t.m.de.beer@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272671

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  Karolina Pomorska Associate professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  k.m.pomorska@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275180

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  Jos Schaeken Interim Vice-dean / Professor of Slavic and Baltic languages and cultural history

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.schaeken@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277772

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  Rutger Hoekstra Associate professor

  r.hoekstra@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Alberto Sarcina Guest researcher

  a.sarcina@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Gerlov van Engelenhoven University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  g.n.t.j.van.engelenhoven@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Frans Theuws Professor

  f.theuws@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Robert Stein Senior University Lecturer in Medieval History

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.stein@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272712

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  Corrie Bakels Emeritus professor

  c.c.bakels@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 0715613845

• ESOF2022 Online mini-symposium: The effect of the online world on adolescents News - 6 July 2022

  How do digital technologies affect adolescent mental health and resilience? How do we foster a secure online environment? How should we deal with increasing rates of online crimes among adolescents? During the mini-symposium ‘The effect of the online world on adolescents’, presented by the interdisciplinary…

• Leiden student and petrol station attendant to diplomat of the football world News - 11 May 2026

  As Secretary General of the Royal Dutch Football Association, Gijs de Jong travels the world. The career of this Leiden public administration graduate tells the story of a petrol station attendant who became one of the top diplomats in Dutch football.

• From sovereignty at sea to self-determination: the geopolitics of Greenland News - 22 January 2026

  Who holds rights to Greenland’s surrounding waters and natural resources? Which interests are at stake and for whose benefit? We put these questions to Hilde Woker, who specialises in the law of the sea in the Arctic.

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  Ann Brysbaert Guest researcher

  a.n.brysbaert@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Science, technology and innovation is not addressing world’s most urgent problems News - 20 October 2022

  Global science research serves the needs of the Global North, and is driven by the values and interests of a small number of companies, governments and funding bodies, finds a major new international study published today. As such, the authors find, science, technology and innovation research is not…

• World Heritage Status for Letters from Indonesian Women's Rights Advocate Kartini News - 11 April 2025

  UNESCO has recognized a large collection of handwritten letters and the archive of Raden Ajeng Kartini (1879-1904) as documentary world heritage. Kartini opposed gender inequality in feudal Javanese society, including forced marriages, polygamy and lack of education for women.

• Luris turns 20: ‘Our research drives real-world impact and innovations’ News - 9 December 2025

  It’s been exactly 20 years since Luris first began working with Leiden’s researchers and students to create an impact on society. To celebrate this anniversary, staff look back on their most memorable projects. Spoiler: they all had difficulty choosing one single project.

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  Johan Christensen Associate professor

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  j.christensen@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Jonah Schulhofer-Wohl Senior assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  j.b.schulhofer-wohl@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8003903

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  Ellen van Reuler Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  a.a.h.e.van.reuler@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275077

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  Christoph Pieper University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  c.pieper@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272673

• Three PhD defences in one day on religious coexistence in Ghana News - 5 June 2026

  Last Tuesday was a special day: three researchers defended their PhD dissertations in succession as part of the same project. Martin Luther Darko, Kauthar Khamis and Rashida Adum-Atta investigated how people of different religions coexist in Madina in Ghana.

• First Seminar on the Implications Trump 2.0 for Europe, America, and the World Event - 30 January 2025

  Conference

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  Giles Scott-Smith Dean LUC/Professor

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  g.p.scott-smith@luc.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009503

• Niels van Willigen starts as Professor by Special Appointment in Strategic Studies News - 9 April 2026

  Starting April 2026, Niels van Willigen will join the Institute of Political Science at Leiden University’s Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences as Professor by Special Appointment in Strategic Studies. This appointment was made possible by the Atlantische Commissie, which established this chair…

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  Paulus van der Boog

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  Rik Lettany PhD candidate / guest

  h.lettany@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Marlieke Ernst Strategic knowledge broker

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.ernst@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272583

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  Helen Duffy Professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  h.duffy@law.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009300

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  Cushla Donaldson PhD candidate

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  c.j.donaldson@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277260

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  Femke Lippok Researcher

  f.e.lippok@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727